Joseph Harold "Joey" Erskine (17 October 1930 to 16 January 2009) was an American athlete who boxed as a welterweight in 1953 and 1954 and ran long distances from 1975 to 1980. In the mid 1970s, in his mid forties and running for the Millrose Athletic Association, he became a champion ultramarathoner, taking part in races such as the Boston and New York Marathons, the New York Road Runners Club Metropolitan 50 Miler and the London to Brighton Ultramarathon. A results page linked from the article records him finishing sixth overall at the Metropolitan 50 Miler in 1976, seventh in 1977 and third in 1979.
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was an American athlete who was active as a welterweight boxer
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was an American athlete who was active as a welterweight boxer
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became a champion ultramarathoner participating in such races as the Boston and New York Marathons
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